Thoughts on my first mini pc build?

[Kingmanbc]

Chassis

1 x Corsair Graphite 380T w/ Side Window Panel [Black] [Alternate Colors Available] $99.00
10092
Chassis Options

1 x Corsair Performance Fans [white trim] (High Airflow) (Up to 6 fans) $69.00
14002
Power Supply

1 x 600W Corsair SF600 SFX Gold Power Supply Unit $49.00
106188
Desktop Processor

1 x Intel® Core™ i7 6900X 8-core 3.2GHz/3.7GHz Turbo 20MB L3 Cache w/ HyperThreading (16 Threads) $745.00
86308
Desktop Ram

1 x 16GB [2x8GB] Kingston® HyperX Predator™ DDR4 3000MHz Quad Channel $189.00
86286
GPU - Slot 1

1 x MSI ARMOR OC - NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1080 (8GB) GDDR5X $669.00
19002
M.2 SATA / PCIe / NVMe SSD Drive Slot 1

1 x 250GB M.2 Solid State Drive $75.00
10959
2.5" Bay 1

1 x 1TB (w/ 8GB SSD Memory) 5400RPM Seagate Hybrid 64MB Cache (SATA III - 6GB/s) $99.00
10872
3.5" Bay 1

1 x 2TB 7200 RPM Seagate Barracuda 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s $109.00
10387


This will be replacing an xbox one setup, I have been a console gamer for 11+ years...

 

[Chugalug_]

Here is your ITX build, going to bed now because it's 2am. xD
Included LED RAM, but if you don't care about that get the Ripjaws V 32GB kit at 2400Mhz in 2x16GB.
I highly recommend getting the SLI 1080 build, but that's something for you to think on.
Choose from any of my builds, I think i've covered all my bases in terms of options at this point!
Let one of us know if you have any questions or concerns.
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/LXVhgL
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/LXVhgL/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($369.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12DXi4 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock X99E-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA2011-3 Narrow Motherboard ($243.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LED 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($119.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB FTW Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card ($700.00)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($92.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($88.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1960.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-06 11:59 EDT-0400

 

[dexxterlab97]

Here is your ITX build, going to bed now because it's 2am. xD
Included LED RAM, but if you don't care about that get the Ripjaws V 32GB kit at 2400Mhz in 2x16GB.
I highly recommend getting the SLI 1080 build, but that's something for you to think on.
Choose from any of my builds, I think i've covered all my bases in terms of options at this point!
Let one of us know if you have any questions or concerns.
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/LXVhgL
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/LXVhgL/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($369.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12DXi4 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock X99E-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA2011-3 Narrow Motherboard ($243.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LED 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($119.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB FTW Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card ($700.00)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($92.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($88.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1960.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-06 11:59 EDT-0400

Do you have a life. Are you employed to tomshardware as computer builder?

 

[Chugalug_]

Here is your ITX build, going to bed now because it's 2am. xD
Included LED RAM, but if you don't care about that get the Ripjaws V 32GB kit at 2400Mhz in 2x16GB.
I highly recommend getting the SLI 1080 build, but that's something for you to think on.
Choose from any of my builds, I think i've covered all my bases in terms of options at this point!
Let one of us know if you have any questions or concerns.
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/LXVhgL
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/LXVhgL/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($369.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12DXi4 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock X99E-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA2011-3 Narrow Motherboard ($243.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LED 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($119.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB FTW Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card ($700.00)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($92.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($88.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1960.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-06 11:59 EDT-0400

Do you have a life. Are you employed to tomshardware as computer builder?

Yes and no.
I'm a semi-professional SC2 player and play in domestic tournaments, and I also do work in IT.
Most of my knowledge has come from Tom's Hardware forums in the past 6 or so months as well as being into IT for quite a few years.
Through many mistakes and learning stubbornly, I've gotten better and better at helping people, now it's just sort of a hobby.
Good to do a lot of reading on component performance and reviews, gives you an idea of where everything sort of fits into place, good products for certain price ranges, and PC Part Picker saved parts lists for different purposes and price points.

 

[Kingmanbc]

Here is your ITX build, going to bed now because it's 2am. xD
Included LED RAM, but if you don't care about that get the Ripjaws V 32GB kit at 2400Mhz in 2x16GB.
I highly recommend getting the SLI 1080 build, but that's something for you to think on.
Choose from any of my builds, I think i've covered all my bases in terms of options at this point!
Let one of us know if you have any questions or concerns.
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/LXVhgL
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/LXVhgL/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($369.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12DXi4 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock X99E-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA2011-3 Narrow Motherboard ($243.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LED 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($119.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB FTW Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card ($700.00)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($92.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($88.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1960.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-06 11:59 EDT-0400

That's a lot cheaper, I'm for sure canceling my order on Monday.

 

[dexxterlab97]

Here is your ITX build, going to bed now because it's 2am. xD
Included LED RAM, but if you don't care about that get the Ripjaws V 32GB kit at 2400Mhz in 2x16GB.
I highly recommend getting the SLI 1080 build, but that's something for you to think on.
Choose from any of my builds, I think i've covered all my bases in terms of options at this point!
Let one of us know if you have any questions or concerns.
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/LXVhgL
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/LXVhgL/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($369.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12DXi4 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock X99E-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA2011-3 Narrow Motherboard ($243.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LED 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($119.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB FTW Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card ($700.00)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($92.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($88.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1960.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-06 11:59 EDT-0400

Do you have a life. Are you employed to tomshardware as computer builder?

Yes and no.
I'm a semi-professional SC2 player and play in domestic tournaments, and I also do work in IT.
Most of my knowledge has come from Tom's Hardware forums in the past 6 or so months as well as being into IT for quite a few years.
Through many mistakes and learning stubbornly, I've gotten better and better at helping people, now it's just sort of a hobby.
Good to do a lot of reading on component performance.

Ah. I wonder what kind of pc building knowledge needed to make sc2 gaming computer.

 

[Chugalug_]

Here is your ITX build, going to bed now because it's 2am. xD
Included LED RAM, but if you don't care about that get the Ripjaws V 32GB kit at 2400Mhz in 2x16GB.
I highly recommend getting the SLI 1080 build, but that's something for you to think on.
Choose from any of my builds, I think i've covered all my bases in terms of options at this point!
Let one of us know if you have any questions or concerns.
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/LXVhgL
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/LXVhgL/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($369.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12DXi4 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock X99E-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA2011-3 Narrow Motherboard ($243.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LED 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($119.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB FTW Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card ($700.00)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($92.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($88.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1960.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-06 11:59 EDT-0400

That's a lot cheaper, I'm for sure canceling my order on Monday.

This is the ITX build without a case, since you ordered the 380T. xD

 

[Chugalug_]

Here is your ITX build, going to bed now because it's 2am. xD
Included LED RAM, but if you don't care about that get the Ripjaws V 32GB kit at 2400Mhz in 2x16GB.
I highly recommend getting the SLI 1080 build, but that's something for you to think on.
Choose from any of my builds, I think i've covered all my bases in terms of options at this point!
Let one of us know if you have any questions or concerns.
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/LXVhgL
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/LXVhgL/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($369.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12DXi4 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock X99E-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA2011-3 Narrow Motherboard ($243.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LED 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($119.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB FTW Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card ($700.00)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($92.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($88.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1960.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-06 11:59 EDT-0400

Do you have a life. Are you employed to tomshardware as computer builder?

Yes and no.
I'm a semi-professional SC2 player and play in domestic tournaments, and I also do work in IT.
Most of my knowledge has come from Tom's Hardware forums in the past 6 or so months as well as being into IT for quite a few years.
Through many mistakes and learning stubbornly, I've gotten better and better at helping people, now it's just sort of a hobby.
Good to do a lot of reading on component performance.

Ah. I wonder what kind of pc building knowledge needed to make sc2 gaming computer.

Anyways, night!
Been up for an extra half an hour and I have work in the morning, this is reddit all over again. Y.Y

 

[CTurbo]

I never recommend SLI. Get the best single video card you can get now, and just buy the new best video card you can afford in a year or two.

I also don't see any reason to get the 6 core i7. Save another $100 by getting the i7 6700k and Z170.

Either way, You'll be far happier building your own, and you'd obviously save a couple thousand $$$.

 

[Kingmanbc]

Ok I decided to start from scratch on my build. Working on a parts list currently on part picker. How long does it usually take for stuff to ship since its coming from different locations?

 

[Kingmanbc]

Here is what I have together so far...http://pcpartpicker.com/list/cm46RG should I add a liquid cooler or no?

 

[dexxterlab97]

Shipping approx a week or more.

 

[Kingmanbc]

Shipping approx a week or more.

Ok thanks for the reply. I want to thank all of you guys for helping me out and helping me not overspend on this project. I will for sure be avoiding exotic pc from here on out. Here is the final build list.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/yzd3tJ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/yzd3tJ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6800K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($419.00 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 12g Thermal Paste ($15.38 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX X99 GAMING ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($322.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston FURY 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($130.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($143.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($308.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1080 8GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($699.00)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1080 8GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($699.00)
Case: Cooler Master MasterCase Pro 5 ATX Mid Tower Case ($119.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 P2 1000W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($180.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($99.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($88.89 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition 67.8 CFM 140mm Fan ($17.55 @ OutletPC)
Total: $3339.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-06 20:52 EDT-0400

 

[Chugalug_]

Okay, there's a few things I would change on this build.
If you want an AIO cooler, the Kraken x61 has better temperatures for about 10 bucks more, and is a little more recent.
The i7 5820k has the same performance as the 6800k for $60 less, and i'm not sure what is going on with that storage.
You don't need 1.5TB of SSD storage!
Get a 250 or 500GB 850 Evo and a 2TB mechanical HDD, preferably the WD Black series with your budget.
A bit of a waste of money if you ask me.
Case is personal preference, solid choice although you might want to check out the Mastercase Maker 5 which is the latest in the Mastercase Series.
Also that power supply is WAY overkill!
You can either choose to go for an 850 G2 for $120 I think?
Or a 1000w GQ for $105 which is a bargain.
Let me know how you feel about these changes.

 

[Kingmanbc]

I like that new case, I think i'll go with that. I will also change the cooler. Now I just have to get my refund from exotic which hopefully does not take longer than a few days because I want to get the ball rolling on this build so I can play battlefield!

 

[Chugalug_]

I like that new case, I think i'll go with that. I will also change the cooler. Now I just have to get my refund from exotic which hopefully does not take longer than a few days because I want to get the ball rolling on this build so I can play battlefield!

What are your thoughts on the questions above?

 

[Kingmanbc]

I like that new case, I think i'll go with that. I will also change the cooler. Now I just have to get my refund from exotic which hopefully does not take longer than a few days because I want to get the ball rolling on this build so I can play battlefield!

What are your thoughts on the questions above?

They are good suggestions, I will be making a couple changes. I will just keep the same processor, ssd's, and power supply. I still have some money left to spend else where.

 

[Kingmanbc]

Thinking about going with a titan x instead of the two 1080's. What do you guys think?

 

[dexxterlab97]

x2 1080 should do better. Are you talking about the new Titan X pascal or the old one. God I hate NVIDIA naming

 

[Kingmanbc]

The newest one, heard there were issues with sli in some games.

 

[Chugalug_]

Unless you have the serious cash, I wouldn't recommend it. You're paying twice the price for something with 30% more performance. Stick with SLI GTX 1080s for now, or save for 1080tis when they release later this year.

 

[dexxterlab97]

Titan X only performs a bit better than 1080. So 1080 LSI no question. Not all games have issues. SLI should be supported by majority of game by now